Evolutionary Morphology Seminar Series
A weekly seminar sponsored by the Committee on Evolutionary Biology, with talks (mostly) by visiting speakers on the subject of Evolutionary Morphology as defined very broadly. Speakers (and audience members) drawn from many areas, including evolutionary biology, anatomy, biomechanics, ecology, paleontology, molecular biology, systematics, conservation biology, and history/philosophy of sciences. Meets in Hinds 176, 5734 S. Ellis, Thursdays at 7:30.
Autumn Quarter 2009
Henry Hinds Laboratory, University of Chicago
5734 S. Ellis, Room 176
Thursdays at 7:30 pm
| October 8 | Dr. Rachel Santymire Lincoln Park Zoo |
Using Fecal Hormonal Analysis to Investigate the Evolutionary Aspects of Ovulation Strategies |
| October 15 | Dr. Justin Wright Duke University |
Building a mechanistic understanding of the role of Biodiversity in regulating ecosystem functioning |
| October 22 | Dr. Callum Ross University of Chicago, Dept. of Organismal Biology and Anatomy |
Evolutionary neuromechanics of vertebrate chewing |
| October 29 | NO EVMORPH—Darwin Symposium | |
| November 5 | Dr. Stephen Deban University of South Florida |
Circumventing a physiological constraint: High performance At low temperature in spring-loaded musculoskeletal systems |
| November 12 | Dr. Kim Cuddington University of Waterloo in Canada |
TBA |
| November 19 | Dr. Maciej Zwieniecki Arnold Arboretum |
Plants: macro-masters of microfluidics |
| November 26 | NO EVMORPH—Thanksgiving | |
Revised: October 9, 2009